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There is a stage many owner-managed businesses reach where the old way of operating starts to crack. The business may still be busy, profitable enough and well regarded by clients, but behind the scenes it feels more fragile than it used to. You might notice that too much still depends on you. Quality feels harder […]
One of the hardest parts of running a small business is that opportunity never stops. Clients ask for more. Suppliers offer deals. You see new ideas online. Your team brings problems that feel urgent. Before long, your diary is full but not always with the right things. Saying yes can feel like progress. In reality, […]
Profit vs cash: the gap that breaks good plans Your numbers look fine, but something still feels tight. You’re not imagining it and you’re far from alone. Understanding the difference between profit and cash is one of the most useful things a business owner can do. One of the most common reasons a solid business […]
If you ask 10 business owners what they want from the next 12 months, many will give very similar answers. They want more turnover, more profit, more time, a better team and less stress. All of those are valid ambitions, but they are also quite broad. On their own, they do not give you much […]
Sometimes the business looks busy from the outside but feels unclear from the inside. You are working hard. Turnover may even be up but decisions feel heavier, progress feels vague and everything seems to take longer than it should. That is usually not an effort problem. It is a direction problem. We see it regularly […]
Most owner managed business owners did not set out to build a life of constant availability. They started because they wanted freedom. Freedom to choose, freedom to earn well, freedom to build something they could be proud of and freedom to shape their days. Somewhere along the way, many end up with the opposite. A […]
When an owner tells me they want clarity, they rarely mean they want more information. Most of the time they’ve already got plenty: accounts, bank feeds, supplier bills, a diary full of work and a head full of decisions. What they’re really saying is this: they’re tired of making choices on the fly, reacting to […]
A lot of owner-managed business owners say the same thing when we ask what they want next: more turnover. Sometimes it’s “double it”. Sometimes it’s a nice round number that sounds like success. We understand why. Turnover is measurable. It’s easy to explain. It feels like progress. It can be a useful indicator, especially if […]
Running a small business means paying for all sorts of “necessary” costs from software to travel to marketing. The good news is many of these costs can reduce your taxable profit. The not-so-good news is that HMRC won’t allow everything. This guide explains, in plain English, what you can usually claim, what you can’t and […]
Running a business is full of big decisions and one of the most important is what happens when you’re no longer at the helm. Whether you’re planning to retire, sell up or simply want to reduce your involvement in the day-to-day, succession planning is the key to making sure your business keeps going strong. It’s […]
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